Mr Skeffington

1944

US

1h 56min

U

Directed by: Vincent Sherman

Written by: Elizabeth von Arnim, Julius J Epstein, Philip G Epstein

Cast: Bette Davis, Claude Rains

Davis plays a rich society beauty married to a boring businessman in this lavish Hollywood melodrama. Struck down with diphtheria, her looks and confidence wilt leaving the slighted, yet devoted, businessman to pick up the pieces.